学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3402 expel

 今天我们要学的词是 expel.

 

expel 的意思是开除、驱逐。  

 

Alabama Republicans approved a resolution calling for Congresswoman Ilhan Omar to be expelled from Congress, citing her persistent¹ anti-American and anti-Semitic rhetoric². 阿拉巴马州共和党人批准了一项决议，呼吁将女众议员伊尔汗·奥马尔驱逐出国会，理由是她一再发表反美和反犹太人言论。

 

1 persistent   

adj.坚持不懈的，执意的；持续的

参考例句：

• Albert had a persistent headache that lasted for three days.艾伯特连续头痛了三天。
• She felt embarrassed by his persistent attentions.他不时地向她大献殷勤，使她很难为情。

2 rhetoric   

n.修辞学，浮夸之言语

参考例句：

• Do you know something about rhetoric?你懂点修辞学吗？
• Behind all the rhetoric,his relations with the army are dangerously poised.在冠冕堂皇的言辞背后，他和军队的关系岌岌可危。